Dell OptiPlex 7040 Black 2019
CPU Intel Core i5-6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 756 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
form factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
58 Overall Score
Price CA$230
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (8th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 4.9 kg / 10.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 10 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| DisplayPort | 2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell OptiPlex 7040 | HP OmniDesk M02-0244 | Apple Mac mini M4 | Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Getorli Mini PC Ryzen 7 H 255 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 756 | 1024 | 256 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 530 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Graphics Radeon 780M |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mini | aio | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 400 | 155 | 170 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows | OS/11 PRO |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell OptiPlex 7040 | 9.1 | 95 | 8.1 | 84.4 | 45.6 | 70 | 36.5 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0244 Compare | 70.2 | 61.5 | 51.3 | 95.4 | 56.9 | 70 | 98.3 |
| Apple Mac mini M4 Compare | 54 | 56.2 | 30.4 | 96.8 | 13 | 99.4 | 99.9 |
| Lenovo Yoga AIO F0J20012US Compare | 67.9 | 51.9 | 57.4 | 66.1 | 84.5 | 70 | 99.1 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 63.7 | 54.2 | 82.7 | 79.6 | 56.9 | 11.3 | 95.1 |
| Getorli Mini PC Ryzen 7 H 255 Compare | 63.5 | 95 | 72.9 | 79.6 | 63.3 | 11.3 | 86.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$230
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Usage Scores
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Other Configurations60
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